# GLiClass vs pplx-decider-flash (slim)

> pplx-decider-flash scores 67.9 (B) to GLiClass's 49.9 (D) for decision models. pplx-decider-flash is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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pplx-decider-flash scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against GLiClass's 49.9 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. GLiClass leads on payments & pricing. Both do decision models. pplx-decider-flash is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

- GLiClass: D 49.9, rank #884 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gliclass.min.md
- pplx-decider-flash: B 67.9, rank #260 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider-flash.min.md
- GLiClass, good for Topic, intent and sentiment routing over a known label set on the owner's own CPU or GPU, where many labels must be scored at once. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 25. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.
- pplx-decider-flash, good for High-volume routing, labelling and filtering over text and images with clear criteria, where half the 27B model's price matters and accuracy has been checked on the team's own labels. Ahead on Reliability, 66 against 43; Schema & documentation, 89 against 49; Agent ergonomics, 81 against 60; Security & auth, 68 against 38; Maintenance & community, 67 against 44; Transparency & trust, 71 against 64. Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | GLiClass | pplx-decider-flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 43 | 66 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 49 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 60 | 81 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 68 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 44 | 67 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GLiClass | pplx-decider-flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Knowledgator | Perplexity |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/decisions` |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (library and the model weights we checked) | Apache-2.0 for the published weights and inference code. The hosted Decisions API is a proprietary service |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-07-21 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 555 stars, 13k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.3/5 (4) |